UNSPSC 25173900: Electrical components

UNSPSC 25173900 Electrical components is a Class code that encompasses as-needed supply of discrete electrical parts, fixtures, and equipment for maintenance, operations, and capital projects across state and local facilities. State and local governments buy under this code concrete items including connectors, fuses, cables, wire, conduit systems, ballasts, switches, boxes, panels, breakers, transformers, and miscellaneous electrical hardware in quantities ranging from single units to thousands of units. Issuing bodies include city and county government departments (Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Utilities), school districts (independent school districts and consolidated systems), water authorities, transportation authorities, state departments (Corrections, Environmental Services), community colleges, and special-purpose districts. The code sees activity from state departments acquiring supplies for multiple facilities statewide; county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County Public Schools, Harris County, Orange County, Hillsborough County Public Schools) requesting catalog discounts and as-needed blanket purchase orders; city utilities, parks, and general services departments (Palo Alto, Tampa, Milpitas, Arlington) issuing RFQs and IFBs for maintenance inventory; and regional authorities (Trinity Metro, St. Johns River Water Management District, Great Lakes Water Authority) establishing standing supplies contracts. Repeat issuing bodies in recent solicitations include school districts managing broad campus and transportation fleet maintenance, city utilities departments provisioning distribution and operational systems, and county general services coordinating across multiple departments.

Recent activity spans multiple states with concentration in California (Palo Alto, Milpitas, Orange County), Texas (Columbus Consolidated Government, Northside ISD San Antonio, Harris County, Klein ISD, Trinity Metro), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools Tampa Bay, City of Tampa, St. Johns River Water Management District, City of Fort Myers), Michigan (Great Lakes Water Authority), Georgia (Gwinnett County Public Schools), Illinois (City Colleges of Chicago), and New York (Hudson Valley Community College). Representative solicitations include Columbus Consolidated Government RFB No. 27-0012 for electrical fixtures, parts, and supplies across 487 line items (ground rods, metal clad cable, ballasts, fuses, connectors, conduit) with bids due October 28, 2026; City Colleges of Chicago Job Order Contract MWJ2606 for IT/AV and low voltage systems including security and CCTV installation across district facilities with bids due October 21, 2026 and MBE/WBE participation goals; Palo Alto RFQ 198780 for 35 line items of electrical components (cable arms, connectors, fuses, switches, hardware) for the Electric Operations Department with quotes due August 28, 2026; Palo Alto RFQ 197055 for 74 line items of cables, fuses, connectors, and wire for Utilities Electric with a March 12, 2026 deadline (now closed); Orange County Sheriff-Coroner IFB0603029702SC for 144 line items of connectors, components, and miscellaneous parts for radio and audio/video equipment repair, awarded as a firm fixed-fee three-year contract with two one-year renewals on a per-need basis; and Kentucky State Fair Board RFB23526000006911 for 49 line items of wire, cable, breakers, receptacles, connectors, and lighting for the 2026 Fair with delivery to Louisville venues by August 10, 2026. Many solicitations employ catalog discount or percentage-off-list-price structures, with delivery typically required FOB Destination Freight Prepaid within 5–30 business days of order receipt.